Runemaster is Coming to PS4

The RPG was originally announced for the PC, but developer Paradox Development said today on the PlayStation Blog that the game “will be designed with both PCs and a current generation console in mind.”

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Runemaster takes place in a fantasy world based on Norse mythology. Players will be able to choose from six races and six different worlds, with unique quests for each race and class as they attempt to save the universe from annihilation.

“Norse mythology is at once tragic and comedic,” says Olof Björk, Project Lead, Paradox Development Studio. “Though it all bends towards an inevitably sad conclusion and the end of times, episodes within the grand narrative of Norse legend have pranks, mistaken identities and trickster figures. Our quests will try to walk that same balance of light-hearted antic colored by deadly rivalries and the recognition that the universe is often unfriendly and unresponsive to mortal demands.”

Paradox Development is better known for their strategy games like Crusader Kings 2, which we deemed "great" in our review. That background will have influenced Runemaster's tactical battle maps, where players will be able to control entire armies.

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Runemaster will be hitting PS4 sometime next year. Stay tuned to IGN as more details about the game are released.

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